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Auction: 16011 - Banknotes, Bonds and Share Certificates and Coins of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 15

Ming/Qing, loyalist/rellion coinage, lot of 17 copper cash coins, the transition from the Ming dynasty to Qing dynasty was a prolonged affair starting in the late 1500's until 1683 when Taiwan was reclaimed from the Zheng family. During this turbulent period, many Ming rebels and Qing rebels made their short, but bloody impact in Chinese history. This lot includes coinage from these regimes: Xing Chao Tong Bao, 3 coins, 1 cash, '5 li' and '1 fen', issued by Sun Kewang (1630-166) in Yunnan, Da Shun Tong Bao, 2 coins, issued by Zhang Xianzong (1606-1646), Yong Chang Tong Bao, 2 coins, issued by Li Zicheng, (1606 to 1645), Li Yong Tong Bao, 2 coins, issued by Wu Sangui, Zhao Wu Tong Bao, 3 coins, issued by Wu Sangui in 1678, Hong Hua Tong Bao, 3 coins, issued by Wu Shifan in 1679 and Yu Min Tong Bao, 2 coins, issued by Geng Jingzong (1644-1682),
in good states of preservation, sold as seen no returns (17)

Sold for
HK$4,000